Coaching wrestling successfully

✍ Scribed by Dan Gable

• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 208
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Tells how to develop and communicate a coaching philosophy, plan practices, teach wrestling skills, help wrestlers prepare for matches, and evaluate wrestlers' performances.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Developing a wrestling coaching philosophy --
Communicating your approach --
Motivating wrestlers --
Building a championship wrestling program --
Planning for the season --
Planning for practices --
Teaching folkstyle skills and drills --
Teaching freestyle and Greco-Roman skills --
Developing advanced wrestling skills --
Striving for perfection --
Preparing for meets and matches --
Coaching matches --
Evaluating wrestlers' performances --
Evaluating your program.
Abstract:

From author Dan Gable's guiding philosophy to proper technique in leg tackles, this text covers all aspects of wrestling coaching. It tackles some of the toughest issues facing the sport, such as weight cutting. The primary focus is on motivational tools, practice plans, and match strategies. Read more...